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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05
A Visit 10 VIZ. Davis.


New ORLEANS, July 5.-The Continental
Guards of this city went on a picnic to
Beauvoir, Miss, yesterday, and in body
called on Mr.. Jefferson Davis Captain
browns made an address After referring
to the day we celebrate" he said
81 mention the fact that our membership
is composed Of wearers of the gray and of
the blue to convey the idea that all past
bitterness is buried again. Thanking you
on behalf of our members and the ladies
accompanying us, 1 would add that it is our
intention to picnic in your neighborhood,
and that we would be pleased to have your
self and family join u.s."
Mr.. Davis replied in words to the follow
ing effect
"The day is one which is full of memories
very dear to us. Your uniform carries the
mind back to the time when our fathers
fought for the great princi Piles set forth in
the Declaration Of Independence, the equali-
ty of men and the right of the people TO
govern themselves. In other words, for the
principle that all powers of government
depend on the consent of the governed.
These principles our fathers maintained.
Yours is a uniform that carries us back to
times when our people made sacrifices of
blood and treasure for cause that WAS
dear to them. My father bore arms in that
war and my wife's grandfather was also
soldier of the revolution. Your uniform Ia
therefore dear to the hearts of both Of US.
We may not dwell on the subject, yet We
cannot avoid reminding ourselves, that you
the men Of this generation-through four
years of strife and sacrifice of blood and
treasure sought 20 maintain the great prin-
ciples of the Declaration of Independence
aud the constitution of the United States.
AS your captain has justly said, these things
belong to the past. do not seek TO revive
them beyond pointing out that you fought
for the right, and let your children remem
Der that their fathers were neither rebels
nor traitors" In conclusion Mr.. Davis
thanked the Continentals for their visit, and
remarked that Mrs Davis, although herself
unwell, had risen from her couch to receive
them and show her appreciation of the
honor.
The Continentals and guests after spend
ing pleasant.day at Beauvoir, returned TO
this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05

FOUND GUILTY.-In the County Court
OF Westmoreland last week, the second
trial of Allen Lott, charged with the muir.
der of Burton Key at Rollins Store on last
Christmas Eve took place. Not more than
half the witnesses examined by the Com
monwealth at the first trial in May last
were reexamined and the defense only
placed four witnesses upon the stand. Messrs
J. n Murphy and C. A. Ashton represented
the Commonwealth. and Messrs. r. j. WASH
ington and w. A. Jones the defense. The
trial lasted two days and after being in
their room for four hours the jury found the
prisoner guilty of voluntary manslaughter
and fixed his punishment at confinement in
the pententiary for the term of four years.
No exceptions were taken, and the prisoner
was Immediately sentenced by the court.
The court room was densely crowded dur
ing the trial. At the former trial the jury
found the prisoner guilty of murder in the
aecond degree and fixed his punishment al
ten years in the penitentiary, which Veroict
the court set aside on the ground that the
venue had not been proven.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05
Court OfAppcnIs.

The following cases were decided Thurs.
day in the Court of Appeals sitting at
Wytheville.
Findlay against Trigg's admir-, appeal
from Washington county. Opinion by
Judge Lewis. Decree reversed.
Ccwan against Radford Iron:Co., appeal
from Pulaski county. Opinion by Judge
Lacy Decree reversed.
Bond against Commonwealth Two writs
of error from Bedford county. Opinion by
Judge Fauntleroy. Judgments affirmed.
Rorer and others against Roanoke Nat.
Bank, appeals from Roanoke county. Opin.
ion by Judge Richardson. Decree reversed.
Akers against Akers, appeal from Frank
lin county. Opinion by Judge Hinton.
Decree affirmed.
n. & w. r. r. Co., against A Emmit,
writ of error from Washington county.
Opinion hy Judge Fauntleroy. Judgment
reversed
NJ w. r.. R. Co. against Harmon's admir-,
writ Of error from Montgomery county.
Opinion by Judge Richardson. Judgment
reversed
Mr.. NJ D. C. Buford and A. E. Walker
qualified to practice in court.
Crockett and wife against Doriot and nx
Argued by Walker and Walker for appel
lant and D. S. Pierce for appellee, and sub.
mitted.
Crockett and wife against Doriot and wife.
appeal from Wythe county. Opinion by
Judge Lacy. Judgment reversed.
Norfolk & Western r. K. Co., against Lee
Prndle, appeal from Wythe county. Opin-
ion by Judge Hinton. Judgment affirmed.
Davis against Bruce appeal from Wythe
county. Argued by Blair for appellant, and
Pierce for appellee and submitted.
Moore against Bruce, appeal from Wythe
county Argued by Blair for appellant and
Pierce Tor appellee and submitted.
N. & w. r. r. Co., against Irvine, ap-
peal from Wythe county. Argued by VIM.
H. Boiling for appellant, and Pierce for ap.
pellee and submitted.
The court finished the docket and ad-
iourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05

Hon. Luke P Poland died at his residence
in Waterville, VT, Saturday. of apoplexy. In
1865, he was appointed to the United States
Senate to succeed Jacob Collamer, who died
while in Office. He was one of the Justices,
and for time Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Vermont. He was elected to the
Fortiett Congress and several succeeding
sessions. his last election being in 1882. He
declined q denomination in 1854. He was
chairman OF the select committee on the
Credit Mobilier investigation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05

No MAN CAN be removed from federal
Office in Washington, no matter how Of
fensiyeIy partisan his republicanism may De-
or how ineffi Gent or even how unnecessary
his services may be. who is member OF the
G. r. But for all this, the members oil
the q. A. r. in Kansas have publicly de-
clared that they will not visit st. Louis
next fall unless with distinct understand
ing that they are not 10 be reviewed by the
President. They have also adopted reso'
luton assuring their comrades that they
will not be- called upon ito recognize in pa
rade or otherwise any peIsous except those
who have rendered honorable eervice in the
armies of the Union, and Others entitled to
our respect and confidence" Gratitude, if
nothing else, should teach the G. A. Il. bet
ter manners.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05

NEARLY quarter of million of imml-
grants arrived at New York during the last
six mouths. Az soon as they landed they
became at once the active competitors OF
American workmen. The proprietors OF
the protected industries of this country,
while welcoming their arrival. cry out for
the continuance of high tariff, as pro-
lection to free American workmen against
the competition of the pauper labor of the
old world The American workman who
supports protection is like the darkey who
was looking around for the cause of a smoke,
when it was the thickened skin of his own
heel that was on fire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05
Envoy Recalled.

LONDON, July 5.-Iu the House of Lords
this afternoon Lord Salisbury announced that
the Apglo-Turkish convention 10 reference
to Egypt had not been ratified by Turkey,
and that Sir Henry Dcummond Wolff the
special British commissioner had h5en in
structed to leave Constantinopie.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05

If THE President really intends to give
Secretary Lamar the vacant seat on the SUI
preme Bench, he should do soimmediately, 80
that new Secretary of the Interior may be
appointed, and the accounts of the republic
can Office holders in the Interior Depart
ment be examined at once. The unexpected
death of the late Mr.. Bacon, financial clerk
of that department, not only disclosed
shortage of over thirty.three Thousand
dollars, but revealed the fact that his ac-
counts had never been examined since Mr.
Lamar was appointed Secretary. AS with
him, so possibly and probably with others.
And yet the democrats carried the coun'
try three years ago by promise to inspect
the governments books, and turn out the
men whose rascality would be detected by
that inspection.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05

THE ASSEMBLY Of knights OF labor IN
Washington which opposed the celebration
of the 4th of July was at least consistent
That day is celebrated because on it was
adopted the Declaration Of Independence.
That instrument declared that among man s
inherent and inalienable rights are liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. But, accord
ing to the words of the knights,a free Amer
lean citizen, native or foreign born, has no
right to pursue happiness if q glass of beer
or wine at picnic, or of eggnog at Christ
mas, would add to that happiness, and, ac'
cordiug to their acts, no citizen of free
America hes the liberty of working Tor him.
self aud his family unless upon terms pre-
scrbed for him by themselves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05

TIE REGATTA yesterday was great sue
cess in every way. The weather was de-
lightful, the crowd large and orderly, the
course fair, aud the crews in good condition
The fact that the Alexandria club won the
two races for which they commended
should stimulate the organization of other
clubs here. Indeed, with Alexandria's su
peror advantages and inducements for
aquatic sports, it has long been wonder
why boating and yachting have not been in
dulged in here to a greater extent than they
are. 1t is hoped that yesterday 8 experience
NAV induce the young men of the city to
avail themselves of their unexcelled f"clli-
ties for enjoying manly and heathful water
exercise, and may stimulate them to win
fame for their city in that respect also.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05

the sea. She is prosperous and joins with
the other States, North and South, in say.
ing, The Union one and indivisible.' "
Governor Lee concluded amid tumultuous
applause
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05
ALEX ANDRIA.
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 5.

JUDGING FROM Geographic intelligence
received from all parts of the country, the
observance of the 4th of July as national
holiday was as general yesterday in all the
States az it ever was before in the history
of the Union, and though spread.eagle'
IGN may not have been as great as 1T used
to be, owing to the wisdom more mature
age has brought to the nation, the patriot
ism evoked, if not manifested SO enthusiast
tically and demonstratiyely, was doubtless
as real and sincere, and as widespread, as that
of any previous similar occasion. And there
is good reason why it should have been
80. This has become great and grand
country, the just pride of its own people
and The wonder of those of all others, ana
now that all real cause of internecine
trouble has been removed, there is no ap'
parent reason why, if it but adhere to the
wise policy 1t has observed in the past re-
speeding entangling foreign alliances 1t
should not soon take its stand as the lead
ing, as it already is the happiest and most
prosperous, country in the world.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05

Rev. o. T. Hippo on Sunday preached
the dedicatory sermon OF the new Baptist
at Central, Montgomery county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05

Ex-Governor Morrill,, of Maine, died at
Augusta Yesterday, aged eghty-four years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-05

Gen. Paine has sold the yacht Mayfower
10 banker E. D. Morgan for about $4,000.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-10
THE END.

The New York Herald gives vivid des-
chption of the scene In the court room
when the jury brought In and announced
the verdict Of guilty in the Sharp case.
from which the following. relating To the
aged defendant, Is an extract: There The
old man sat with dull stare In his eyes
and crushed expression upon his features
that was painful TO look at His under Jaw
hung down and bis hands hung helpic.sIy
by his side. There was no trembling. no
excitement, DO fire in his eyes. lie seem
ed 10 Be- all struck Of q heap, and his
head hung down. The prisoner
scarcely seemed 10 know what was going
on around him. and when his lawyers bent
pityingly over him be locked up at them
with blank. sepie face. Once. only
once, be sighed. Then he reached for his
faithful grandsOn's hand and held 1t tightly
for moinent Upto the very moment
the blow came bis lawyers h&d led him 10
believe THAI he would - acquitted
Finally Sheriff Grant. Under Sheriff Sex.
ton and force Of deputies gathered around
the old man. he stood up and made a
gesture Of utter despair and WEAKNESS.
Then he to;,ered out Of the court closeiy
guarded"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-10
MAGNIFICENT DISTANCES.
Garden City Sentinel.

Garden City Sentinel.
We are often asked if Garden City is no
close by Wichita. 80 yes" we answer
only about $50 miles beyond, by rail. anG
only 1913 miles west by station lines. "Ther
YOU must be close to the west line of Kan
sas," they say. 80 yes, we are only about
so miles east of the line that divides Col
orado and Kansas.
People in the eastern states find it diff
cult to realize that it is about as far frem
Kansas City on eur eastern line to Cool
idge on the west, as it is from Boston tc
Gus smart towns in Kansas they seem tC
think they must be "all in heap" as i,
were.
On the contrary our towns and cities are
50 well spread over cur great state that nc
two of them really crowd each other New
York and Philadelphia are only ninety
miles distant from each other, and then
Baltimore about the same distance from
Philadelphia, and Washington only forty
miles further on. while Wichita is o5t
miles from Kansas City, and Garden City
about the same distance from Wichita
Wichita IA already good wholesaling
point and glowing better every year, will
be inHe2sa = better when the Indian Ter
c:to-y or Okla. ma sopened to settlement
Garden CIT Just far enough from
Wichita to make the next great point fol
wholesale trade, being half way between
Wichits aud the Rocky mountains Gard
en- City is as large now as Wichita was
seven years ago, before she got her compel
ing lines Of railroad. and Garden City may
be as large IS Wichita is now by the time
we have enjoyed the advantages of compel
ing lines as long as she has.
The two greatest cities of Scotland, Glas-
Cow, with 500, 600 inhabitants, and Edin-
burgh with about tive thirds as many, are
only forty seven miles apart: say, as far as
from Wichita to Hutchinson.
Kansas is state of magnificent distances,
with ample room and verge enough for ali
her towns and cities to increase and grow
indefinitely.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-10
TURN TIE RAsCAIS OUT.

Mr.. Cleveland has made another score
gainst his own party. His party has cen
su red him for not being more expeditions
IN turning out Republicans and putting
Democrats into office 1t now transpires
that one of bis earliest appointees, Oscar j.
81 arvey, has been robbing the government.
This justifies Mr.. Cleveland's extreme
ca ution with which he has appointed Dem
o Gratis TO Office OF course all Democrats
are not dishonest, but the truth has prob
ably dawned upon Mr.. Cleveland's mind
that Democrats who have an inclination to
appropriate other peoples property to their
own use, also have an inordinate desire to
hold office President Cleveland is doing
h is level best to make good to the country
{ he pledge of his party to turn the rascals
out" by occasionally taking Democratic
o fficial by the back of the neck and the
sc at of his breeches and elevating him out
Of the service
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-10
Wilson & Fox,
203 & 205 Main St.

lap in the first inning and tried It again In
the second, but, unfortunately, in her
effort, she broke the supporting button
oil that section OF her uniform which
was hid from view. The section aforesaid
fell about six inches, exposing itself TO
view, much to the establishment and de
| light of the 1000 spectators, who
yelled as one man. The pitcher captur-
ed the garment at this critical point,
and then. low-stooping Ike water
melon snatcher running along hedge
fence. she scootcd for Catfish Jim's'
tent and disappeared. In q moment she
returned to her position. blushing and much
confused, but. 1t is fair to presume. with
her skirt girded up afresh for the battle.
The game resulted In score OF 20 TO II
in favor Of the boys which. considering
that 1t was the first appearance Of the girls
in their new sphere, WAS very creditable TO
them.
All In all, II was grea, day for the
woman movement, and We should like cx-
ceedingly TO see the advocates Of the cause
In this nelghborhood following the example
so manfully set by their Chicago sisters.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-10

clining the Intended visit, for
reasons given, is the plea of baby.
He says: Il have been hurt by the wan
ton attacks upon me growing out of the
matter"
If he cares nothing for the feelings of the
crippled, suffering, needy old soldiers, who
by the loss of health and limbs saved our
country from destruction, how does he ex-
pect they will care for his feelings. which
the hurting ef' entails no loss of blood or
limbl Baby, coward! are too tame language
to use to such man, if he be president Of
land whose defenders he has insnlted and
churt" on every occasion offered him.
1t would be well for him to examine the
laws of etiquette and common decency, to
see who are the proper persons to issue
him an invitation 10 visit our annual en-
campment; and to examine the laws of
congress before issuing orders to return
captured Rebel flags to some one that
never owned them, as the cause they rep
resent has but one living representative
Jefferson Davis. Yours, etc,
F. J. ARNOLD
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-10
GONE OVER THE BORDER.

We have known for some time that At
Gibson was under the influence of Kansa!
City, in matters respecting Wichita's inter
est, but the following from the Philadel
phia Record is the first information re
ceived by us that Atchison had gone over
into Missouri:
When the people Of the town of Atchi
son, Mo-, voted under the local option law
to close all saloons they forgot to provide
municipal revenue TO replace that which
would be lost by such action. As conse-
quence the town is without police or fire
men, gas and electric lights are shut off
and an atmosphere of comprehensive bank
ruptcy and settled gloom has gathered
about the community. The Atchison peo-
pie are now in position to make some
valuable experiments in raising revenue.
They might try taxing the churches.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-10
COMPETITION.

1t now looks as if the st. Louis crowd
are determined to have Mr. Cleveland
whether the Grand Army want him or not.
1t is now proposed to have the Cleveland
show at another time than that upon which
the army boys give their exhibition. OF
co urse there will be an effort to make the
& leveland show the better exhibition. A
onple of years ago circus gave an exhi-
bition in this city; on the day Of the exhi-
bition an opposition show which was to
give an exhibition few days later. flooded
the town with posters giving notice that
the company now giving the exhibition
was grand fraud. We hope the mana
gers of the Cleveland show will not take
any undue advantage like that.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-10
CLEVELAND AND ST. LOUIS.
To the Editor of the Eagle,

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Much has been said and written regard,
ing the lately intended visit Of Mr.. Cleve-
land to st. Louis during our national en-
campment in September next, but it seems
to me that of all have read upon tine sub
ject, none have hit the milk in the cocoa
nut" In the first place the DEMOCRATIC
party has always insisted that the "Grand
Army of the Republic was polite al
organization, yet they know that every
member of the G. A. r. is left free to
think, talk and vote his own convictions
as he could do If he were not member of
the organization. Whenever politics are
brought into our Post, the comrade who
does it is invariably set down upon by the
rest of his comrades.
The Democratic party made history for
themselves, regarding the war and the
soldiers. If the soldier did not approve of
their records, they have right to disap-
prove Of it, and they are left free to do
either, in the Grand Aarrny as well as out
it.
The leaders OF the Democratic party have
always on every occasion tried to draw the
Grand Army into politics, or politics into
the Grand Army. So in this case
st. Louis has been trying for years to
have the National Encampnent held in
that city.
They were at the encampment in San
Francisco las year in force, headed by that
old veteran, Gen. W. T. Sherman; with
their invitation to hold the encampment Of
1887, in st. Louis. Their invitation was
accepted by vote of the encampment
Then follows the maneuvers of the
Missouri Mossback Democratic politicians
to draw politics into the encampment. or
the encanpment into politics. They
thought their long sought opportunity nad
come to make strategetic political move
So without consulting the Grand Army, as
a representative organization, these moss
backs extended their invitation to Mr.
Cleveland TO be In st. Louis during the en-
campment. The mossbacks knew that
Mr. Cleveland had done every
thing possible for him TO DO TO Justly
earn the Ill win and ennity Of the
old soldiers. He had turned out of places
of trust and emolument the one armed and
one legged old veterans whose qualities
tons for the faithful discharge Of the duties
Of their positions, were far superior 10 the
Democrats which he put into their plsces.
he had vetoed nearly every measure Of re
lief TO the crippled. Suffering cd veterans,
which the House Of Representatives and
Senate Of the United States hsd passed.
He hsd insul,ed and abused the old soldiers
In msny other wsys net necessary 10 men
ton here, and in face Of all these things,
had accepted the Mossback invitation 10 Be
with us. and mingle with US In our yearly
national meeting. There never has been
50 grea. an insul. given 10 the great army,
IS this Nosbac invitation 20 Cleveland.
and because Of II and the arrogance o. Ms
soun politicians. / and thousands Of Old
soldiers throughout The country woald Ike
10 be the guests in September Ct some city
who knows how TO oct the Lost To decency.
Mr.. CIeveiAids late lesie. de-